The first significant gold rush in the United States was in Cabarrus County, North Carolina (east of Charlotte), in 1799
the first person to discover gold was Jams W Marshall.
in 1492
They had gold!
Nevada.
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California.
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The "First State " of the US is thought to be Delaware, because it was the first state that ratiied the new US Constitution. Delaware's state motto is "The First State."
Fort Knox, the site of the US Gold Depository, is in Kentucky. Addition: fort knox itself is not a state in the US. it is a city located in Kentucky where the gold depository is located as stated above.
Delaware was the first state to approve the US Constitution.